Located in:
- III. Operational Planning Elements
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include an Operational Planning Elements section that supports the State’s strategy and the system-wide vision described in Section II(c) above. Unless otherwise noted, all Operational Planning Elements apply to Combined State Plan partner programs included in the plan as well as to core programs. This section must include—
- a. State Strategy Implementation
The Unified or Combined State Plan must include–
- 2. Implementation of State Strategy
Describe how the lead State agency with responsibility for the administration of each core program or a Combined Plan partner program included in this plan will implement the State’s Strategies identified in Section II(c). above. This must include a description of—
- 2. Implementation of State Strategy
- a. State Strategy Implementation
III. a. 2. G. Leveraging Resources to Increase Educational Access
Describe how the State’s strategies will enable the State to leverage other Federal, State, and local investments that have enhanced access to workforce development programs at the above institutions, described in section (E).
Current Narrative:
WV is leveraging investments to enhance access to workforce development programs through various initiatives. Some examples are below:
CTE plays a critical role in a state’s economy. WV is fortunate to have an adult career technical system that is currently producing high skilled students who will be the face of WV’s highly trained workforce. Adult Education is collaborating with CTE to address the issues of increasing successful postsecondary enrollment of adult students in CTE programs and improving persistence toward completion once successfully enrolled. This collaboration will include shared intake and assessment as well as dual enrollment in linked basic skills and occupational courses, integrated, contextualized instruction and wrap around services for students. These programs will combine basic skills and career-technical content, including general workforce readiness skills, academic and English language skills, and specific occupational knowledge and skills, supported by comprehensive student services along a well-defined career pathway.
Adult Education has a successful history of collaboration with the State’s DHHR. Through a cooperative relationship built on trust and commitment to serving economically disadvantaged West Virginians, the two State agencies work together to respond to the mandates of welfare reform. SPOKES, an academic and job preparation skills program, was created by Adult Education under a contract between the WVDE, Office of Adult Education and Workforce Development and DHHR, and in collaboration with some LWDBs. The SPOKES program model was also designed to provide intense daily activities that would address academic and soft skills necessary for adults to pursue gainful employment. In addition, students may select certification training from a list of state-approved and industry recognized certifications as a part of this program.
In partnership with workforce education and adult education, training delivered through WV Advanced Technology Grants at BridgeValley Community College is market-driven and focused on providing employers with a highly trained workforce and complementing the economic development efforts of the state. The intent is to provide training services to employers that have a positive economic outcome on WV as determined by the West Virginia Development Office.